Clause 11 - Power to respond to other eventualities
Fire and Rescue Services Bill
4:30 pm
Mr Phil Hope (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; Corby, Labour/Co-operative)
The amendment gives us an opportunity to clarify a point that came up earlier. I shall deal with that first. I planned to do that under amendments Nos. 63 and 64, but I shall make it clear now how the clause can be used to purchase smoke alarms.
Clause 11 is part of the answer, but I am advised that the power in clause 5
''to do anything which is calculated to facilitate, or is conducive or incidental to, the discharge of any of its functions''
would, given the duty in clause 6(1), include the power to purchase and provide equipment such as smoke alarms.